Traveling bag



I Oct. 10, 1933. STELLJES 1,929,524

TRAVELING BAG Filed Oct. 31, 1951 i 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Oct. 10, 1933- 'F. D. STELLJES ,929,

TRAVELING BAG Fil 001;- 1. 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 10, 1933 Fred D. Stelljes, Company In poratlon of New Jersey 1 Newark, N. J.,-assigner to 'r. a L.

, Newark, N. J., a

Application October 31,, 1931. Serial No. 572,327 .7,

scum. (CI. 19041) This invention relates to traveling bags, and more particularly to improvements in traveling bags of the Gladstone type whichtition dividing the bag into two compartments.

The usual Gladstone, bag is divided into two compartments by a partition commonly formed of stiff cardboard covered with a fabricor of other stiff material. Heretofore, the partition has been held in place by means of tabs attached to the frame of the bag, the tabs and partition carrying co-operating snap fasteners. But such a manner of holding the partitionin place is objectionable inthat the frequent manipulation of the tabs bends the upper edge of the partition, causing it theresult that to become limp and sag, with it is thereafter difllcult to fasten the tabs to the partition by means of snap-fasteners. Also, the bent and limppartition-is unsightly and detracts from the appearance of the bag.

It is, therefore, anobject of this invention to provide means for holding a partition in place in a Gladstone bag without resorting to snap fasteners or other the partition to be limp and sag.

The two sections of a Gladstone bag are generally held together by fastening devices mounted on the frame members of the bag- The fastening device usually comprises pivotally mounted tongue members on one frame member, which.

tongue members pass through slots in the frame member, and thence through slots in members attached to the other frame member. When the bag is open, the slots in the frame member carrying tongues are unsightly and give the bag an unfinished appearance.

It is a further object of this invention to provide means to hold a partition in place when the bag is closed, and to coverthe slots in the frame member when the bag is open.

These and other advantageous objects, which will later appear, are accomplishedby the simple 1 and practical construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and exhibited in the accompanying drawings, forming part hereof, and in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a Gladstone bag I embodying my invention for holding a partition in place,

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line3-3 of Fig. 6,

Figure 3 is a perspective view of my partition holding means, showing the manner in which it covers the slot in the frame member when the bag is open,

have a par- I means which tend to causean upturned flange 30 (see to hold the partition Figure 4 isuanother perspective view of the partition holding means in another position,

Figure 5' is a perspective view; showing the mannerin which the partition isheld in place, thebag being closedwith the bag fastening means in a raised position, and v Figure 61s a similar perspective view showing the position of the .parts when the bag is closed and the .bag fastening means in a lowered 6 position. :5 1

Referring to the drawings, in Fig. 1 is shown a Gladstone bag embodying my invention. The bag is provided'with fastening devices for holding the frame members together. The fastening device includes plate 22, mounted on one frame member, and pivotally connected to plate 22 is a plate" 20 having fixed thereto atongue 21- which passes through a slot 31' in the top portion 18 of. the frame member, (see Fig. 3). 7 Attached to the side portion 17 of the frame member by means of rivets 25 are plates 24, which are right angularlybent' to prevent a section 23 resting against theiunderside of top portion 18 of the frame member, the section 23 having a slot registering with the slot 31 in the frame so member. The plate 24 extends downwardly, an appreciable distance below the lower edge of side 'portion 17 of the frame member to provide a surface upon which the upper'edge 34 of the cut-out portion of partition 33 may rest, as shown in Fig. 5.

Pivotally-connected at 26 member 27, which is bent then again bent to present to the plate 24 is a upwardly at 28, and a flat bar 29, having Figs. 3, 4, 5) which covers the slot 31 whenthe bag is open, (see Fig. 3) and also having an upturned finger piece 32 by means of which the bar 29 may be conveniently moved.

When the bag is open, the bar 29 is moved to the position shown in Fig. 3 to cover the slot 31; and allow the partition 33 to be freely moved; When it is desired to close the bag, the partition is placed in position against the plate 24, and the bar 29. is moved to the position shown in Fig. 5

in place. I The other frame member '19 of the bag (see Fig. 2) has attached thereto a plate 36 having a slot 37 through wihch the tongue 21 passes to hold the frame members together in a well known manner. The plate 36 has a downturned flange 35 which rests upon the partition 33, when the bag is closed as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the flange 35 being shaped so that it will not interfere with the bar 29. It will be readily seen that the partition is securely held in place between the plate 24 and bar-29, and the flange 35, with no danger of the partition being bent or otherwise damaged. Also, the inconvenience incident to the use of snap fasteners is eliminated; and when the bag is closed, the flange 35 insures the partition being pushed back to the frame member carrying the lock 40.and prevents the tongues 21 from cutting the binding of the partition as would be the case should the partition not lie close to the plate 24.

Obviously, frame members against sagging, and the flanges 35 cooperate with the bars 29, when in the position shown in Fig. 5, to center the frame members so that the male members (not shown) of the lock 40 will readily enter the slots 41 of the lock 40. 7

From the above description it will be seen that I have provided a simple device for holding a partition in place in a traveling bag without danger of bending or otherwise damaging the partition, the device serving alsoto cover slots in the frame member when the bag is open. Further, I have also provided means for reinforcing the frame members and for insuring the position of the partition against the lock carrying frame member when the bag is closed to prevent the tongue of the bag fastening devices from cutting the edges of the partition.

The foregoing disclosure is descriptive and illustrative only, and not as restrictive or limitative of the invention, of which obviously an embodiment may be constructed in-- cluding many modifications without departing from the general scope herein indicated and denoted in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

to be regarded the plates 23, 24, 36 reinforcethe:

1. In a traveling bag of the Gladstone type having a pair of frame members, one of the frame members having slots therein, fastening means for holding the frame members together including tongues arranged to pass through said slots, a partition dividing the bag into two compartments, plates attached to the slotted frame member, said plates having slots registering with the slots in the frame member, and bars pivotally connected to said plates to hold the partition in a definite position when the bag is closed, said bars having flanges to cover said slots when the bag is open.

2. In a traveling bag having a pair of frame members, one of the frame members having slots therein, fastening means for holding the frame members together including tongues arranged to pass through said slots, a partition dividing the bag into two compartments, plates attached to the slotted frame member to provide a surface upon which the upper edge of the partition may rest, plates on the other frame member having slots through which the tongues also pass, and flanges on said last mentioned plates, said flanges forcing said partition against the first mentioned plates when the bag is closed to prevent the tongues from cuttingthe binding of the partition.

3: In a traveling bag having a pair of frame members, fastening means to hold the frame members together, a partition dividing the bag into two compartments, plates attached to one of the frame members to provide a surface upon which the partition may rest, and flanged members attached to the other frame member to force the partition against said plates and out of the wayof the'fastening means when the bag is closed.

' FRED D. STELLJES. 

